FOR THE FAMILY OF A TEENAGER KILLED IN FEBRUARY. >> DROPPED THE GUN. >> WHEN JOSEPH MENSAH KILLED THIS MAN IN FEBRUARY OUTSIDE MAYFAIR MALL — [SHOUTING, GUNFIRE] IT WAS THE OFFICER’S THIRD DEADLY SHOOTING IN FIVE YEARS THIRD THE FIRST TWO WERE RULED JUSTIFIED AND A DECISION ON THE THIRD EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. A DECISION THE FAMILY HAS WAITED EIGHT MONTHS TO HEAR. >> THEY HAVE BEEN GRIEVING THIS WHOLE TIME AND IT HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY ROAD FOR THEM TO WALK DOWN. FRANKLY, THEY HAVE BEEN VERY REMARKABLE WITH THE WAY THEY HAVE BEEN HANDLING THE SITUATION. >> THE SHOOTING SPARKED PROTESTS AND REPEATED CALLS FOR THE OFFICERS FIRE AND PROSECUTION THE FAMILY CONCEDES THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHAT THE DA WILL REVEAL ON WEDNESDAY. THEY WILL PREPARE EITHER WAY. THEY DON’T WANT TO BE TOO NEGATIVE OR TOO POSITIVE ABOUT IT, THEY WILL JUST MOVE FORWARD AND A LOT ON WEDNESDAY WILL INVOLVE US LISTENING TO EXACTLY WHAT IS HIS DECISION BEFORE HE MAKES THAT PUBLIC. >> EITHER WAY, THE FAMILY THOUSAND TO CONTINUE ITS FIGHT. >> WE BELIEVE HE HAS NO BUSINESS BEING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR WAUWATOSA. WE BELIEVE GIVEN HIS TRACK RECORD, IT IS EXTREMELY QUESTIONABLE THAT HE SHOULD BE A POLICE OFFICER HE POSES A RISK TO THE SAFETY. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THOSE FIGHTS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE ASKED THE JAY ANDERSON MATTER BE REOPENED WITH MILWAUKEE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. ON WEDNESDAY, WHATEVER THE DECISION IS, THE FIGHT IS FA
Lawyer: DA decision on suspended officer Joseph Mensah expected Wednesday
Mensah is responsible for 3 deadly shootings in five years.
Updated: 11:20 PM CDT Oct 5, 2020
The Milwaukee County District Attorney is expected on Wednesday to announce the results of his investigation and whether or not to file criminal charges for Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah in the shooting death of Alvin Cole, a lawyer for the slain teen confirmed.Kimberly Motley, who represents Cole’s parents, said the family plans to meet with representatives from Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office at 3 p.m.Mensah shot Cole, 17, on Feb. 2 between Mayfair Mall and the Cheesecake Factory restaurant.Wauwatosa police said Cole was shot after a foot chase that started when mall security said they spotted him with a gun.Police released squad car video from the scene, but said there was no body camera footage of the incident because not all officers wear body cameras.The Wauwatosa Police and Fire Commission voted July 15 to suspend Mensah, who after the Cole shooting, had been involved in three separate fatal shootings in five years.Related: Police and Fire Commission vote to suspend Joseph MensahTwo of Mensah’s shootings have previously been ruled justified.The shooting sparked numerous protests against police brutality and calls for Mensah’s firing and prosecution.Mensah, through his lawyers, is challenging the suspension in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.A spokesperson for Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm could not be immediately reached for comment.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney is expected on Wednesday to announce the results of his investigation and whether or not to file criminal charges for Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah in the shooting death of Alvin Cole, a lawyer for the slain teen confirmed.
Kimberly Motley, who represents Cole’s parents, said the family plans to meet with representatives from Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office at 3 p.m.
Mensah shot Cole, 17, on Feb. 2 between Mayfair Mall and the Cheesecake Factory restaurant.
Wauwatosa police said Cole was shot after a foot chase that started when mall security said they spotted him with a gun.
Police released squad car video from the scene, but said there was no body camera footage of the incident because not all officers wear body cameras.
The Wauwatosa Police and Fire Commission voted July 15 to suspend Mensah, who after the Cole shooting, had been involved in three separate fatal shootings in five years.
Related: Police and Fire Commission vote to suspend Joseph Mensah
Two of Mensah’s shootings have previously been ruled justified.
The shooting sparked numerous protests against police brutality and calls for Mensah’s firing and prosecution.
Mensah, through his lawyers, is challenging the suspension in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
A spokesperson for Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm could not be immediately reached for comment.